The speech outlined 21 laws but there was no specific mention of Northern Ireland.
The absence of any mention of efforts to restore Stormont in the King's speech shows that talks between the Government and DUP are not working, the SDLP has said.
The Foyle MP continued: “Anyone from the north listening to the speech in the hope of hearing more about progress on restoring the democratic institutions will be sorely disappointed. "If the talks do not reach a decisive conclusion in the short term then there must be a new conversation about how power is shared between the traditions across the north."
Power sharing is unable to function in Northern Ireland without the support of the region's largest unionist and nationalist parties.
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